by Pat Lackey
Just one day after firing John Russell as their manager, the Pirates are already interviewing potential replacements. The club confirmed via their official Twitter account this afternoon that they've interviewed former Indians manager Eric Wedge for the vacancy. Wedge's name has been mentioned in association with several other open jobs this year and he previously interviewed with the Cubs, Orioles, and Blue Jays about their managerial openings. The Pirates' job does make some sense for Wedge, though, as Wedge was the Indians' manager when current Pirates' GM Neal Huntington worked in Cleveland's front office. Huntington's hired several other former members of the Indians' organization (his farm director, Kyle Stark, was an Indians' employee), so his previous association with Wedge and the quick nature of the interview seem to make Wedge a logical choice to end up with the Pirates' job.
Wedge won't be the only candidate, though. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is reporting this afternoon that the team has also contacted former Orioles interim-manager Juan Samuel, who was Dave Trembley's bench coach in Baltimore and then briefly his replacement before Buck Showalter was hired.
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